AEK-971

The AEK-971 is a Soviet / Russian select-fire assault rifle made by the Kovrov Machinebuilding Plant in the 1980s. It fires the 5.45x39mm WP cartridge. Like all Assault Rifles in BF3, it can reach out to long ranges.

A versatile weapon, its strengths shine in its controllable recoil, open iron sights, and most importantly, a 3 round burst firing mode. This allows for effective and controlled shots, making quick work of any mid range foes. This mode is best used with a mid range scope, allowing the crosshairs stay on target after each shot. As with other 3 round burst weapons, timing the trigger pulls correctly will have the weapon fire full auto. Also, there are ten full trigger pulls of 3 rounds each, plus one extra round from a fully loaded gun.

The weakness of the AEK comes from its painfully slow reload, especially from a dry reload. This can make fighting a long range target a pain, due to the long amount of time required to put in a new magazine.